Richard Attenborough's ambitious, all-star adaptation (by William Goldman) of Cornelius Ryan's book, gives an account of the Battle of Arnhem. In 1944, the Allied powers attempt to expedite the end of the war with a costly operation to capture six bridges connecting Holland to Germany ended in Allied defeat. A multitude of notables star in Attenborough's epic.

Director Richard Attenborough's ambitious, all-star, adaptation of Cornelius Ryan's book, dealing with the true account of the Battle of Arnhem. In 1944, the Allied powers attempted to expedite the end of the war by planning an ambitious and costly operation (the capturing of six bridges connecting Holland to Germany) that ended up getting bungled by both the Allied and Axis powers.

Film was originally rated R by the MPAA, but won a PG on appeal.

Color by Technicolor, deluxe prints. Shot in Panavision.

Budget estimate $24 million.

Additional cast: Peter Faber, Frank Grimes, and Christopher Good.

Additional credits: Richard Bamber (2nd unit production manager), Ronnie Sloan (chief hairdresser), John Hilling (wardrobe master), Margaret Levin (wardrobe mistress), Connie Willis (continuity), Steve Lanning, Peter Waller, and Geoffrey Ryan (assistant directors), Dave Waterman and John Partington-Smith (parachute photography), and Joe Caroff (titles).

Rated BBFC A by the British Board of Film Censors.

DVD Special Features: 8-page Book Featuring Trivia, Production Notes and a Look Behind the Scenes, Theatrical Trailer

Blu-ray Disc Features:

Region [unknown]
NTSC
Keep Case
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
5.1 DTS HD Master Audio - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French, Spanish
Subtitles - Cantonese, French, Korean, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers:
1. Cross Promotion Trailers
2. Original Theatrical Trailers - 1. Battle of Britain
3. Platoon
4. Flyboys
5. Windtalkers

Dirk Bogarde: British Actor, THE SERVANT (1963)
James Caan: American Director, actor, THE GODFATHER (1972)
Michael Caine: British Actor, ALFIE (1966)
Sean Connery: Oscar winning Scottish actor,
Edward Fox: British Actor
Elliott Gould: American Actor
Gene Hackman: Oscar-winning actor, THE FRENCH CONNECTION
Laurence Olivier: Actor/Director/Producer, HAMLET (1948)
Denholm Elliott: British character actor, A ROOM WITH A VIEW

Richard Attenborough: Oscar-winning director/producer/actor

William Goldman: American Screenwriter

"...The last cast-of-thousands, star-studded war movie ever made, Attenborough's three-hour epic deserves repeated viewing..." -- 4 Stars
"...Certainly equal to Darryl F. Zanuck's THE LONGEST DAY....One watches it not so much in admiration as in awe..."